The real tragedy of all this is that it doesn't have to happen. Like so many boiling frogs, we are oblivious to how simple the remedy really is.

Many civilizations throughout history have been poor - poor in food, energy, water, minerals. The US is not one of them. We have everything we need to put all of our people to work tomorrow building the greatest civilization the world has ever known.

We have the greatest supply of natural resources of any country on the planet. We have the greatest storehouse of knowledge. Even with the very real energy shortage, we could still use what is left to convert to renewable energy in record time.

And yet all we hear is how we are out of money. Does anyone even comprehend how ridiculous this is?

How did we allow ourselves to be brought to our knees by parasites who produce nothing, and a monetary/banking policy that has sucked all of the money away from the real producers?

Corruption. Plain and simple.

Most people go their entire lives without even questioning where money comes from. It's just always been. But currency is supposed to be a symbol, a tool. Not a shackle. We, as a society, have grown so accustomed to never asking questions about where the money comes from, that we don't see the most obvious thing in the world - we have become slaves to bankers who make more money off the money itself, than the goods or services the money is supposed to represent.

Money is supposed to represent real wealth - so you don't have to carry around your chickens. It should never be the sole source of wealth. Anyone who is making money solely off of money is a parasite.

What kind of system penalizes the producers of real wealth, things that have real value, and rewards the parasites? A system designed by parasites.

This is the greatest opportunity in almost a century to fix this absurd monetary system, and rebuild our country. But it won't happen because the parasites also control our political system. So the people are being taxed to death to pay for the parasites ponzi scheme.